Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 54, by HAN SHAN


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THE POEMS OF COLD MOUNTAIN: 54, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Gathering lotuses we called to each other
Last Line: Letting our thoughts surge on
Alternate Author Name(s): Kanzan; Hanshan; Han-shan
Subject(s): Boats; Chinese Literature; Quiet Life


Gathering lotuses we called to each other
in lovely transparent water
enjoying ourselves unaware of the dusk
we kept watching the rising gale
swells cradled the mandarin ducks
waves rocked the mallards
and us resting our oars
letting our thoughts surge on





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